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We will remember them
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In Remembrance of
John Louis Finch

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Date of birth: 3rd August 1923
Place of birth: Samastipur, Bengal, India
Parents: Simon and Pauline Finch
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Boy 1st Class
Service Number: P/JX 161363
Joined Hood: Unknown
Left Hood: 24th May 1941 (loss of ship)
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Biographical Information:

John was born on 3rd August 1923 in Samastipur, Bengal, India to Simon and Pauline Finch. He was 17 years old at the time of his loss.



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Hood Chapel, Church of St. John the Baptist, Boldre, Hampshire, England

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Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea, Hampshire, England

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The part of the memorial in which the Hood casualty names can be found.
(Panels 45 to 61)





John's name is in Column 3 of Panel 51.





Detail of John's name.





Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)